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Ebola: Only a Few Doses of Hope for the Stricken

8/13/2014 3:24PM

Only a few Ebola victims will have access to an experimental treatment that was effective in treating monkeys with the virus. What other options are there for halting Ebola from spreading, and for treating those already infected? WSJ’s Jason Bellini has #TheShortAnswer.

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